15 Elders and Plenty of Encouragement

(105 cards:  38 good, 38 bad, and 29 other)

Here are the contents of the Type II, 2-player National Championship deck.  This deck won the four games by scores 7-2, 7-3, 7-2, and 6-3.

Heroes (18)

Elders of Jerusalem - 15 (5 of each of three versions)

Moses - 2  (Warriors version)

Philip the Evangelist -1

Good Enhancements (14)

Words of Encouragement - 5

Transfiguration - 5

Wall of Fire - 2

Lost Coin Found - 1

Redemption -1

Fortress (1)

Wall of Protection - 1

Lambs (5)

Son of God

New Jerusalem

Angel of the Lord

Harvest Time

Guardian of Your Souls

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Lost Souls (14)

N.T. only - 2

Female only - 2

Two in a site - 2

Regular - 8

Artifacts (9)

Chariot of Fire - 2

Elijah's Mantle - 2

Unholy Writ - 2

King's Sword - 1

Burial Shroud - 1

Holy Grail - 1

Sites (6)

New Jerusalem - 2

Dragon Raid - 2

Leper Colony - 2

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Reapers (3)

Christian Martyr

Burial

Falling Away

Evil Characters (14)

King of Tyrus - 2

Emperor Claudius - 2

Lahmi - 2

Evil Angel - 2

Astrologers - 2

Potiphar's Wife - 2

Herodias

Woman of Thebez

Evil Enhancements (21)

Mask of Fear - 5

Lahmi's Spear - 5

Swift Horses - 5

Rizpah's Sackcloth -5

Desertion - 1

Offensive strategies:

Band Elders (duh).  If blocked by immune (Red Dragon or Emperor Claudius) or decrease cards (Hunger, Ignorance) play Transfiguration to band in Moses to negate everything except all your banding! : )  

If Wrath of Satan, Rizpah's Sackcloth, or Deceit of Sapphira are played, interrupt with Words of Encouragement, draw 3 cards, and play a Transfiguration you already had in your hand.  Return the 3 cards you drew, and rejoice that it is once again a by-the-numbers (except for your banding) battle!

Convert opponent's Simon the Magician with Holy Grail if you do not have Phillip the evangelist in play.  (You cannot interrupt a Wrath of Satan used by Simon the Magician against Elders of Jerusalem unless Philip the Evangelist is in play.)

If you plan to use Transfiguration to negate bad stuff, be sure opponent does not have Holy of Holies active.  (I learned that the hard way, thanks to Chris Bany.)

Defensive Strategy:

Use Unholy Writ and Burial Shroud.  These are incredibly useful defensive cards!

Character and enhancement use is straight-forward.

Please let me know how this deck works for you.

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